Development of exercise and nutrition programs for preventing sarcopenia

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K16615
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: Satoshi Seino 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (50725827)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: サルコペニア / フレイル / 高齢者 / 運動 / 栄養 / 地域介入

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed non-directly-guided exercise and nutrition programs and tools for sarcopenia and frailty prevention and verified their effectiveness. Specifically, exercise and nutrition programs and tools was developed in three intervention areas by participatory action research. We verified the effectiveness by comparison with control areas. Various ideas were presented by the stakeholders in each intervention area. A squat challenge system using information and communication technology was developed, as well as public relations activities related to variety food intake and walking pole activities. In the future, we plan to refine the created program and tools and further expand these to control areas.

Free Research Field

老年体力学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の特長は、地域のステークホルダーと協働して研究を進めるアクションリサーチとクラスター・非ランダム化比較試験との統合デザインとして実施したことである。これによって、他地域でも使用可能なリーフレットやプログラムを作成することができ、その効果も検証できた。このように、学術的成果と社会技術の創出を両立できた点が本研究のユニークな点と考えられる。